by Dave Delgado

Guam - It's that time of the year again when the Department of Agriculture's Division of Aquatic and Wildlife Resources in cooperation with the Department of Parks and Recs. Host their annual Kids Fishing Derby. It all goes down Saturday, July 7 from 7:00 am to 12:00 pm at Nimitz Beach Park in Agat. The derby is free and for kids ages 7-12 as of July 7, 2012.

Registration can be done from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm at the DAWR admin office across from Price Elementary School. Deadline to register is Thursday July 5th at 5:00 pm and will be limited to the first 75 registrants per day. Parents must provide original birth certificates, passport, military or Guam I.D. Copies and faxes will not be accepted. All participants must also attend the 20-minute safety briefing held at 7:30 am on the day of the derby, failure to attend will result in immediate disqualification.

For more information call the DAWR Office at 735-3955/6/8 or 735-3987 or 735-4037. The derby is made possible by a U.S Fish and Wildlife Service Federal Assistance in Sportfish Restoration Grant.